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Avid skier enjoys twelfth month on the snow at CairnGorm
Thursday 21 October 2010
CairnGorm regular Helen Rennie has achieved her ambition to ski at the resort every month for a year
   
   
  Helen Rennie skiing the Coire
Cas headwall on 15 August

Fresh snow over the Cairngorms on 20 October proved irresistible to Inverness teacher Helen Rennie, who came to fame over the summer after posting videos of finding and skiing patches of snow at the Scottish ski resort on YouTube.

The snowfall meant Rennie could achieve a lifetime’s ambition of skiing for 12 consecutive months at CairnGorm after hiking up to the Marquis Wells area near the mountain summit and skiing half a kilometer down to the top of the Ptarmigan Tow lift.

“I have skied in all months of the year over the years but this is the first time I have ever skied every month in succession for 12 months” commented Rennie, whose latest achievement marks her 100th day of skiing at CairnGorm since 29 November 2009.

The winter season at CairnGorm begins in earnest in December but the resort has been known to offer snowsports earlier. Look out for more updates on CairnGorm when the Ski Club’s winter snow reports restart in November.